Mongolia vs South-Eastern Asia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Mongolia
- South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 68.81 % against 29.77 % in South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 39.04 %.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 2.3 times South-Eastern Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 25th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.91 % | 18.05 % | 72.86 % | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 87 % | 19.78 % | 67.22 % | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 80.65 % | 22.67 % | 57.97 % | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 80.02 % | 24.51 % | 55.51 % | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 76.69 % | 26.6 % | 50.09 % | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 73.04 % | 29.04 % | 44.01 % | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 70.82 % | 29.98 % | 40.84 % | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Mongolia or South-Eastern Asia?
- Mongolia, at 68.81 % against 29.77 % in South-Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Mongolia and South-Eastern Asia?
- 39.04 %, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South-Eastern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Mongolia ranks 25th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.